Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-08
NEW YORK'S IRISH SQUADBLE
Further Particulars of the 0'Brien Diff
Guilty in New York.
POLITICAL HOT HEADS COOLING
Failure or the Attempt to Hitch
United 1reland's Editor to the
GeOrge-McGIynn Chariot
The League Divided.
An Unfortunate situation.

NEW YORK, June 7.-lSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. William O'Brien's refusal to
attend the labor demonstration Saturday
night Is being discussed in every quarter. 1t
has created more feeling and more bitterness
among Irish-Amercans in this city than
anything which has occurred here during
several years. This is all the more remark
able as Irish societies and labor organiza-
ti0ns were never before brought so closely
face to face and never before crossed swords,
SO to speak, which they are most unques-
tionably doing now. TO understand this it
should be stated that the labor organizations
derive most of their strength from the Irish,
who are leaders, and influential leaders, too,
beside the leaders the Irish form majority
Of the rank and file. In many
of the assembly districts men who
are officers Of local BRANCHES Of
nently identified with the labor party in some
localities. II, therefore, there were differ
ences and dissensions before, there are more
now, and II this feeling continues to develop
Saturday nights meeting, there will be a
fight and q hard fought fight between those
who are Irish and members OF the labor Or
GanizatiOns on the one hand, and those on
the other hand who have no afiiliatlOn with
the Sons Of Erin, except that they are staunch
some quarters of the city O'Briens name Is
isuded to the skies; IN other parts the most nos,
does not furnish epithets sufficiently strong
to decide what Is called his "base refusal' to
attend the meeting. The indications, how
the member for northeast Cork, and nd that as as
his view of the matter Is made known
the. views of his opponents will change
to his side: O'Brien's demand is that the
question be looked at from an Irish and not
from an American point of view. The Ma
tiOnal league Is divided, though the majority
approve OBrien's cause. The committee
which Is making arrangement Tor q farewell
dinner to O'Brien this evening, went to the
Fifth Avenue hotel to invite James G. Blaine.
Blaine was out, but Walker Blaine assured
the committee Of the warm sympathy of his
father with the cause of home rule in Ireland.
and expressed his regret that his father
would not appear at the dinner, owing to
pressing work demanded by arrangements
for his departure for Europe.
OBrien has received the following tele-
gram from the executive committee of the
National league in lreland,s igned Harring-
ton. "The executive cOmmitte Of the National
league in Ireland, in meeting assembled,
Irish questions free from American issues.
lreland's cause appeals to American lovers
of liberty without distinction of party and
we feel convinced no sincere friend will
that may delay or hinder the final outcome.
The reception to Editor O'Brien tonight
st the Hoffman house was brilliant affair
rendered under the auspices Of the Irish
committee 81 the Irish parliamentary fund.
Ex-Mayor Grace presided. -, On the right
we're WilIiam O'Bren: Bishop Farrell,
Others; on the left, Mr.. Kilbride, Hon. Eu-
gene Kelly, Charles A. Dana, Ex-Governor
Dorsheimer and others. The. toasts were as
fioloRs Our %s Guest the Shairman VIII
<. Dana Sfreiana and Her fs; Es;i!es,". RI. 4.
"Gladstone," Rev. w. T. Lloyd, ID. d.
"Our Sister States. Hon. r, 5. Green,
ggoysrnpsry ggs y Of New Jersey; '"rhe Press, u
In presenting the guest Of the evening,
Mayor Grace took occasion to laud in glow.
Ing terms the learning, patriotism and ser.
vices Of o. Brien. The latter was received
with great enthusiasm, and proceeded to ok.
received. Referring to the Saturday nigh,
affair, he said one would think from the re-
marks Of some of the papers that they
envied the laurels of Lansdownes mObs
demned them emphatlcally and over
taants of John McMaeSin ant i
Others, and after explaining again mis-
delicate position he SAID he believed II.
then read letter from the Irish parliament
the peopIe Of Ireland $s5 600 as part OF tn,
subscription raised in this country. Letter,
Mayor Hewitt, General Sherman, Rosco,
COnkling, Governor LOunsbery of Connect
cut, Ex-Governor HOadley of Ohio, and Presi
dent Fitzgerald OF the National league. Th'
Sixty;pinth regiment escorted Mr. O'Brien +
was put safely aboard the Adriatic, where tn
final handShaking was done.